Revised Literal Translation

Matthew 11:13-21

13ForγὰρgarG1063allπάντεςpantesG3956the prophetsοἱ προφῆταιhoi prophētaiG3588 G4396andκαὶkaiG2532the lawὁ νόμοςho nomosG3588 G3551prophesiedἐπροφήτευσαν.eprophēteusanG4395untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491.

14AndκαὶkaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487ye willθέλετεtheleteG2309receiveδέξασθαι,dexasthaiG1209it,thisαὐτόςautosG846isἐστινestinG1510ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243,whichὁhoG3588was forμέλλωνmellōnG3195to comeἔρχεσθαι.erchesthaiG2064.

15ὁhoG3588He that hathἔχωνechōnG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191,let him hearG191.

16ButδὲdeG1161whereuntoΤίνιTiniG5101shall I likenὁμοιώσωhomoiōsōG3666thisταύτην;tautēnG3778generationγενεὰνgeneanG3588 G1074?It isἐστὶνestinG1510like untoὁμοίαhomoiaG3664childrenG3808sittingκαθημένοιςkathēmenoisG2521inἐνenG1722the marketsἀγοραῖςagoraisG58,andG2532calling untoπροσφωνοῦνταprosphōnountaG4377theirG846fellowsG3588 G2083,

17AndG2532sayingλέγουσιν·legousinG3004,We have pipedηὐλήσαμενēulēsamenG832unto youG4771,andG2532ye haveG3738notοὐκoukG3756dancedὠρχήσασθε,¶¬ōrchēsastheG3738;we have mournedἐθρηνήσαμενethrēnēsamenG2354unto youG4771,andG2532ye haveG2875notοὐκoukG3756lamentedG2875.

18ForγὰρgarG1063JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491cameἦλθενēlthenG2064neitherμήτεmēteG3383eatingἐσθίωνesthiōnG2068norμήτεmēteG3383drinkingπίνων,pinōnG4095,andκαὶkaiG2532they sayλέγουσιν·legousinG3004,He hathἔχει.echeiG2192a devilδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140.

19The Sonὁ υἱὸςho huiosG3588 G5207of manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουtou anthrōpouG3588 G444cameἦλθενēlthenG2064eatingἐσθίωνesthiōnG2068andκαὶkaiG2532drinkingπίνων,pinōnG4095,andκαὶkaiG2532they sayλέγουσιν·legousinG3004,BeholdG3708a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444gluttonousφάγοςphagosG5314,andκαὶkaiG2532a winebibberοἰνοπότης,oinopotēsG3630,a friendφίλοςphilosG5384of publicansτελωνῶνtelōnōnG5057andκαὶkaiG2532sinnersἁμαρτωλῶν.hamartōlōnG268.ButκαὶkaiG2532wisdomἡ σοφίαhē sophiaG3588 G4678is justifiedἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthēG1344ofἀπὸapoG575herαὐτῆς.¶autēsG846childrenτῶνtōnG3588 G5043.

20ThenΤότεToteG5119began heG756to upbraidὀνειδίζεινoneidizeinG3679the citiesτὰς πόλειςtas poleisG3588 G4172whereinἐν αἷςen haisG1722 G3739mostαἱ πλεῖσταιhai pleistaiG3588 G4118ofG1411hisαὐτοῦautouG846mighty worksG1411were doneἐγένοντοegenontoG1096,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they repentedμετενόησαν·¶metenoēsanG3340notοὐouG3756:

21WoeΟὐαίOuaiG3759unto theeσοιsoiG4771,ChorazinΧοραζίν,ChorazinG5523!woeοὐαίouaiG3759unto theeσοιsoiG4771,BethsaidaΒηθσαϊδά,BēthsaidaG966!forὅτιhotiG3754ifεἰeiG1487the mighty worksαἱ δυνάμειςhai dunameisG3588 G1411,which were doneἐγένοντο αἱegenonto haiG3588 G1096inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771,had been doneγενόμεναιgenomenaiG1096inἐνenG1722TyreΤύρῳTurōG5184andκαὶkaiG2532SidonΣιδῶνιSidōniG4605,theyG3340would haveἂνanG302repentedμετενόησαν.metenoēsanG3340long agoπάλαιpalaiG3819inἐνenG1722sackclothσάκκῳsakkōG4526andκαὶkaiG2532ashesσποδῷspodōG4700.

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